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Battle of the Bulge

  • 19651965
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 47m
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6.8/10
17K
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Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Dana Andrews, Pier Angeli, Telly Savalas, Robert Shaw, Ty Hardin, James MacArthur, George Montgomery, Robert Ryan, and Barbara Werle in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
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A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
17K
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    • Ken Annakin
    • Philip Yordan
    • Milton Sperling
    • John Melson
  • Stars
    • Henry Fonda
    • Robert Shaw
    • Robert Ryan
    • Ken Annakin
    • Philip Yordan
    • Milton Sperling
    • John Melson
  • Stars
    • Henry Fonda
    • Robert Shaw
    • Robert Ryan
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    • 181User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
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    Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
    James MacArthur in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
    James MacArthur and George Montgomery in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
    Robert Shaw and Barbara Werle in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
    George Montgomery in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
    Telly Savalas and James MacArthur in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
    Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Dana Andrews, Pier Angeli, Telly Savalas, Robert Shaw, Ty Hardin, James MacArthur, George Montgomery, Robert Ryan, and Barbara Werle in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
    Henry Fonda and Robert Ryan in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
    Henry Fonda and Robert Ryan in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
    Henry Fonda and Robert Ryan in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
    Henry Fonda and Robert Ryan in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
    Henry Fonda and Robert Ryan in Battle of the Bulge (1965)

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    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • Lt. Col. Kiley
    Robert Shaw
    Robert Shaw
    • Col. Hessler
    Robert Ryan
    Robert Ryan
    • Gen. Grey
    Dana Andrews
    Dana Andrews
    • Col. Pritchard
    George Montgomery
    George Montgomery
    • Sgt. Duquesne
    Ty Hardin
    Ty Hardin
    • Schumacher
    Pier Angeli
    Pier Angeli
    • Louise
    Barbara Werle
    Barbara Werle
    • Elena
    Charles Bronson
    Charles Bronson
    • Wolenski
    Hans Christian Blech
    Hans Christian Blech
    • Conrad
    Werner Peters
    Werner Peters
    • Gen. Kohler
    James MacArthur
    James MacArthur
    • Lt. Weaver
    Karl-Otto Alberty
    Karl-Otto Alberty
    • Von Diepel
    • (as Karl Otto Alberty)
    Telly Savalas
    Telly Savalas
    • Sgt. Guffy
    Steve Rowland
    Steve Rowland
    • Eddy
    Robert Woods
    Robert Woods
    • Joe - Kiley's Pilot
    Charles Stalmaker
    • Maj. Burke
    • (as Charles Stalnaker)
    David Thomson
      • Ken Annakin
      • Philip Yordan
      • Milton Sperling
      • John Melson
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    • Trivia
      This film was denounced by former President (and Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during WW2) Dwight D. Eisenhower soon after its release in a press conference due to its glaring historical inaccuracies.
    • Goofs
      The Battle of the Bulge was fought in the densely-wooded Ardennes Forest of Belgium, not in a semi-arid environment.
    • Quotes

      Cpl. Conrad: This new command is an illusion. Give it up.

      Col. Martin Hessler: I am Martin Hessler. Four years ago, my panzers overran Poland in one week, that was no illusion. In 39 days, my tanks smashed all the way to Paris, that was no illusion. I conquered the Crimea, that was no illusion. Today, I was given a brigade of Tiger tanks. When I have a brigade of tanks, THAT is reality.

    • Alternate versions
      The original 1965 theatrical release in the UK ran 212 minutes 1 second.
    • Connections
      Edited into Wizards (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Der Panzerlied
      (uncredited)

      Written by Kurt Wiehle

    User reviews181

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    5/10
    A Lot Of Historical Inaccuracies, But Not A Complete Waste Of Time
    A few years before this was released, there was "The Longest Day" - a movie version of the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944. That was a very good movie with a star-studded cast. I'm guessing that "Battle of the Bulge" was an attempt to unofficially follow up on that movie. It's not as star-studded (although there's a bit of cross over in the cast, most notably Henry Fonda.) Truthfully, though, this movie is nowhere near as good as "The Longest Day."

    It's supposed to be an account of The Battle of The Bulge, which took place in December of 1944. It was the last significant German offensive of the war, intended to break through the Allied lines and re- capture the port city of Antwerp, Belgium - thus throwing Allied supply lines into chaos. The movie gets some things right. The Germans did, indeed, get troops disguised as American MPs behind the American lines, and they were able to cause confusion and chaos. The Germans were also woefully short of fuel, and had targeted an American supply depot which would have given them access to a huge amount of gasoline for their tanks. The famous demand for the surrender of Bastogne, and the reply of the commanding American general to that demand - "NUTS!" - is accurate. But there are also a lot of problems with the historical accuracy of the film. First is that all of the characters are just that - characters. Composites, perhaps, but there's no portrayal of anyone who actually fought in the battle. There's also no mention at all of General George Patton's 3rd Army dramatically saving the besieged Americans at Bastogne. That's one of the better known incidents of the Battle of the Bulge, and why you wouldn't even mention it is beyond me. Many, of course, note the problem that the tanks used in the movie were of a much later vintage, and were't an accurate representation of the tanks that would have been used.

    At best, I'd say that this movie was OK. Terrible if you're thinking that you're learning much history from it, but OK as a movie that's somewhat dramatic, and I thought it was a reasonable portrayal of the ugliness of war - the Malmedy massacre (the cold blooded murders of Americans who had been taken prisoner by German SS troops) was portrayed, for example.

    I'd definitely say that if I were going to watch either again, I'd take in "The Longest Day." It's the better movie. This one gets a 5/10 from me.
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    • Release date
      • January 28, 1966 (Finland)
      • United States
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
      • English
      • German
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      • Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range, Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • United States Pictures
      • Cinerama Productions Corp.
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